These cuts are closely equivalent — the same or nearly identical cut across different butchery traditions.
The same eye-of-round muscle from the rear leg. Peceto is the Argentine name; eye of round is US–UK. Same cut, different tradition.
| Country | Eye of round | Peceto |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸United States | Eye of round | — |
| 🇫🇷France | Rond de gîte | — |
| 🇪🇸Spain | Redondo | — |
| 🇦🇷Argentina | — | Peceto |
| 🇵🇹Portugal | Lagarto | — |
| 🇧🇷Brazil | Lagarto | — |
| 🇮🇹Italy | Girello | — |
| 🇩🇪Germany | Schwanzrolle | — |
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